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6/20/2010 4:21PM

Chef Raij's Lower East Side Treasure

Chef Alex Raij is known for her Spanish and Basque restaurants, El Quinto Pino and Txikito. She takes a walking tour with Lee Hawkins near her home on the Lower East Side and tours the nexus of Jewish, Chinese and Spanish cuisine that surrounds her.

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